“I create my artwork to express how I feel—how I see things around me and in the world—and also to educate people.”
John S. Mendy specializes in hyperrealistic drawings utilizing charcoal, graphite, and pen. He creates his artwork at his home in Lamin, The Gambia, driven by the desire to express his emotions and observations and provide education through art. A self-taught artist, he began drawing at the age of ten.
Mendy has been honored by the Diago Project and at the Art Bantaba Portrait Competition at the National Centre for Arts and Culture in The Gambia, both supported by the Daughters of Africa Foundation. His artwork has been featured in group exhibitions at the Key Art Gallery in The Gambia, and he regularly contributes to exhibitions as a member of the country’s thriving artistic community.
